Capella Space has transferred to a 32,000-square-foot facility in Louisville, Colorado, to support job creation efforts and meet the rising demand for synthetic aperture radar imagery. The new facility has more office space that can house more than 150 personnel and comes with a larger floor for SAR satellite production, assembly and testing initiatives.

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Capella Space‘s federal business arm was awarded spot on a potential 10-year contract to deliver data from its constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites to the U.S. Space Force. The Proliferated Low Earth Orbit Satellite-Based Services contract will enable Capella to work faster with the Space Systems Command on commercial satellite services and to expand the […] More

NASA will purchase 0.5-meter to 1.2-meter high-resolution synthetic aperture radar systems from Capella Space under a new blanket purchase agreement. The sole-source contract is part of NASA’s acquisition of small constellation satellite data products to enhance its Earth observation operations, the agency said Saturday. Under the BPA, Capella will deliver high-resolution SAR that can provide […] More

Capella Space has created a subsidiary with the goal of bringing synthetic aperture radar imagery products to defense and civilian agencies. Eric Traupe, former assistant director of the CIA for the Near East and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, will lead Capella Federal as president, the company said Tuesday. The newly formed business aims to […] More

Satellite manufacturer and Earth observation company Capella Space raised $60 million in fresh capital from the U.S. Innovative Technology Fund as it seeks to meet the growing demand for high-quality synthetic aperture radar imagery and analytics services.  Capella Space said Tuesday the additional equity will support the San Francisco-based company in expanding its satellite imaging […] More

Capella Space has raised $97 million in a round of Series C funding led by NightDragon and intends to use the capital to expand its artificial intelligence-enabled geospatial analytics offerings and imagery products to customers worldwide. The Earth observation company said Monday it will also use the funding to launch additional satellites and integrate intelligent […] More

Capella Space is looking to demonstrate satellite interoperability with the Space Development Agency‘s new space architecture through a laser communications technology. Capella said Tuesday it will attempt to achieve optical inter-satellite link compatibility between its commercial synthetic aperture radar satellites and the National Defense Space Architecture. The company’s new SAR offering will use technology designed […] More

Capella Space has secured a $3 million research award intended to provide the Space Development Agency with support in developing the National Defense Space Architecture, SpaceNews reported Thursday.  SDA on Jan. 25 issued a broad agency announcement seeking proposals on architecture studies, concepts of operations and related systems and technologies that will support the layers […] More

Jon Campagna, former chief financial officer of Virgin Galactic, has been appointed to the same position at San Francisco-based Earth observation satellite operator Capella Space. He brings more than two decades of financial work experience at public and private companies to Capella Space, the company said Wednesday.

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Capella Space and In-Q-Tel have formed a strategic partnership to advance technology development efforts and bring commercial satellite imagery to government agencies. The announcement of the partnership coincides with the release of first high-resolution synthetic aperture radar images from the company’s Capella-3 and Capella-4 satellites.

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Payam Banazadeh, founder and CEO of Capella Space, has said the U.S. government needs to strike a balance between addressing national security concerns and ensuring private sector competitiveness in the global market, TechCrunch reported Monday.

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Capella Space has agreed to provide the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency access to imagery from the company's synthetic aperture radar satellites under a cooperative research and development agreement.

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